I became familiar with Crowns when my father bought
a -68 Crown MS-55 (the engine was however an 5R) in 1973.
I remember the first ride with the car. It was a dark and cold
winter evening and I was so excitited over the massive dashboard
and how warm the car was, so complete different from the
VW Beetle my father owned from 1961 to 1973.
I bought my first Toyota Crown in 1979, it was an RS-50
from 1969. The car was as good as new, only 126 000 km on it,
just one owner before me. At thouse crazy days gas-prices went
up high just in a few days, and I thougt it was best to sell the
car because of the high fuel costs.That was a very stupid
decission. How could I find enough money to buy a new smaller car,
but couldn´t afford to buy fuel for my superb Crown???
(No, I will not tell you what car I bought after The Crown ...) |
My first Crown
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Now I have got my second Crown, a RS-56 Pick Up from 1968.
Found the car at the finnish Toyota Crown-Corona fan clubs pages
for sale. The owner had started restoration the car but did not
finnish it. The projekt will be more or less "on ice" over the
winter because I don´t have a warm garage.
I have got many
interesting tips by reading the discussion forum on the
Classicrown homepages. But that does not automatically mean that
I can do same things with my Crown. Finnish regulations put stop
to many funny things like V8:s and Supra engines. So I am planning
to use the original 5R at the beginning, perhaps with an 5-speed
gearbox. I would also like to have disc brakes so I have to
check out what parts could be easy to use for my Crown.
Not a very good day for painting ...
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Crown RS-56 puzzle
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I found out that there are also other fans than the millions
of Toyota drivers around the world, that understand the value
of a Toyota´s high quality. Mice have enjoyed the space and
safety of the 5R engine. The 5R suite offeres a large diningroom
with pantries and toilets. For the smaller mice, 5R has a chute,
just like McDonalds.
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Oats on the menu
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